The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice announces the availability of 2024 grant funds for the Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program is designed to promote public safety and public health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the Downtown, Shaw, or Adams Morgan commercial corridors.
Commercial corridors serve as public gathering places to meet and interact with neighbors; these locations provide local services, generate jobs for residents, and create a sense of neighborhood identity. Additionally, these neighborhood commercial areas provide a significant source of revenue as they are destinations for retail and commerce. Increased teleworking has kept large numbers of office workers, residents, and visitors away from major commercial corridors; concerns about safety have also impacted the cohesiveness of commercial corridors in the District. As a result, a reduction in foot traffic in these areas has disrupted retail, hospitality, and arts and entertainment venues as well as safe community interactions.
DMPSJ provides direction, guidance, support, and coordination to the District’s public safety agencies, to develop and lead interagency public safety initiatives, and to improve the quality of life in the District’s neighborhoods.
Goals
- Promote and improve public safety and public health within the commercial district and surrounding area through various evidence-based activities.
- Share results and lessons learned from implementation of a Safe Commercial Corridors Program and other public safety efforts implemented by the organization.
The Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program will fund the following activities:
- Relationship-building with residents, workers, businesses, and regular visitors;
- Connecting residents, workers, visitors, and businesses with resources available through District government agencies and direct service providers;
- Providing safe passage for individuals who request accompaniment walking to transit or their vehicles;
- Assisting business owners with improvements to their security and safety systems and protocols;
- Responding to individuals with substance use disorders and implementing harm-reduction strategies;
- Implementing de-escalation techniques;
- Deterring crime and public safety violations;
- Liaising with residents, workers, businesses, visitors, District public safety and health agencies, direct service providers in the community, and others as appropriate;
- Providing culturally competent services and programming; and
- Implementing other innovative strategies to promote public safety.
Funding Information
The funding period is from the date of the award through September 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2024). DMPSJ is making $1.1 million available for Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program. Award sizes may vary, and eligible organizations can be funded for a minimum of $25,000 for projects that meet the criteria outlined in this RFA. All expenditures using grant funds must conclude by September 30, 2024. Successful applicants will launch activities within 45 calendar days of receiving the grant award, targeting events throughout the calendar year. Based on funding availability, DMPSJ reserves the right to issue additional RFAs for additional rounds of projects and funding under the Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program.
Eligibility Criteria
This program is designed to promote public safety and public health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the Downtown, Shaw, or Adams Morgan commercial corridors. For-profit organizations are eligible but may not include profit in their grant application. For-profit organizations may also participate as subcontractors to eligible agencies.
For more information, visit ODMPSJ.
